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Our Commitment

Northumbria Police is committed to tackling crime in your area.

We want to know what your issues are and how we can help solve them.

You can view our commitment to you here.

You can contact us via the 'Feedback' link or you can call the police on:

Call 999 if there is any danger or risk to life or a crime in progress.

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This is a general number to contact the police and request information or advice.

Text 07786 200 814 for non-emergencies.

You said, we did...

Jan 2012:

We asked...

What do you see as the issue in your community?

You said...

You were concerned regarding recent burglaries in the Hirst area of Ashington.

We did...

  • High profile Police and Community Support Officer patrols from noon onwards in the area.

  • Plain clothes Police patrols during the hours of darkness.

  • Neighbourhood Team staff have conducted additional high profile patrols and visits to shops and pubs over Christmas

  • With Northumberland County Council we have installed temporary CCTV cameras to cover areas most at risk.

  • 12 search warrants have been executed since 1st December to target thieves and handlers of stolen property.

  • 8 people have been arrested as a result of search warrants executed.

  • 12 pedal cycles have been security marked by the Neighbourhood Team to secure against theft.

  • 33 people have been stopped and searched by Police in Ashington since 1st January, 2012

You said...

Through web site submissions, community meetings and reports from local businesses and residents, concerns have been raised regarding anti-social behaviour and youth disorder in Ashington town centre.

We did...

  • Community Support Officers and Neighbourhood Beat Managers are conducting high visibility patrols in the evening and at weekends.

  • Neighbourhood Beat Managers are visiting licensed premises.

  • Extra staff were on duty on New Years Day specifically to visit licensed premises and address drunkenness.

  • Members of the Neighbourhood Team are visiting schools and youth clubs to engage with young people.

  • Young people who are anti-social on the streets are subject to letters home, visits by Police and anti-social behaviour actions.

  • Young people found with alcohol are subject to formal warnings, which if repeated can lead to arrest.

  • The Neighbourhood Policing Team together with Social Services are conducting joint exercises to remove young people at risk from the streets at weekend evenings.

  • 12 people have been arrested for drunk and disorderly in Ashington since 1st December 2011.

  • 43 high profile visits to the top problem identified licensed premises have been made since 1st December 2011.

  • 63 school visits have been conducted since December by members of the Neighbourhood Team to engage with young people and increase trust and confidence.

  • Community Support Officers visit weekly youth drop in sessions at North Seaton Community Centre

  • Since November 2011 67 letters have been sent to parents regarding their children's behaviour.

  • Since November 2011 9 warnings have been issued to young people for possession of alcohol.